Grammatical class

Verb

compenser

to compensate for, to offset

Details

Syllables

com-pen-ser

Phonetics

kɔ̃.pɑ̃.se

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

10694

Freq. (movies)

11358

Freq. (news)

3865

Sentences

Y a-t-il un moyen de compenser ces coûts ?

Is there any way to offset those costs?

A1

On doit compenser les pertes d'une manière ou d'une autre.

We must make up for the loss in some way.

A1

Il a emprunté de l'argent à son frère pour compenser le déficit de son affaire.

He borrowed from his brother to finance the loss he made on the project.

A1

Tu dois compenser la perte.

You must make up for the loss.

A2

Nous devons compenser la perte.

We must make up for the loss.

B1

Nous devrions compenser nos pertes.

We should cut our losses.

B2